vs Polynesian rat

Coprinopsis pseudofriesii compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Polynesian rat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (cordados)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Psathyrellaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Coprinopsis Rattus
Species Coprinopsis pseudofriesii Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Polynesian rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Coprinopsis pseudofriesii es un pequeño hongo tinta emparentado con el hongo tinta alargado, con un sombrero gris pálido que se licua al madurar. Crece en suelos muy orgánicos, compost viejo y cerca de restos leñosos enterrados en bosques templados. Este hongo saprotrófico descompone la materia orgánica y el material leñoso en su hábitat de suelo forestal.

Polynesian rat

No description available.

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